Thursday, June 04, 2009

  • Pete George


    • To build real power, you have to handle heavy weights. Here the great Olympic Weightlifter Pete George practices his Continental lifting with around 400 pounds. He got the bar to his chest but missed the jerk. Not bad considering he weighed only 165 pounds at the time.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Thursday, June 04, 2009

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    Friday, August 01, 2008

  • Doug Hepburn - 1953 Heavyweight World Champion


    • Doug Hepburn's final lift to win the 1953 Heavyweight World Weightlifting Championship held in Stockholm, Sweden. (defeating John Davis) The lift pictured here was a 363-pound clean and jerk -- the highest of the contest. Doug's other lifts of the day were a 371-pound press and a 297-pound snatch for a total of 1031 pounds.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Friday, August 01, 2008

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    Wednesday, May 07, 2008

  • The Front Squat

    • The Front SquatThe Front Squat

    One useful variation of the squat is the front squat, where the bar is held on the front of the shoulders instead of on the back (hence the name). This exercise is one of the most effective supplmentary exercises for Olympic weightlifting as it builds leg power coming out of the clean.

    Speaking of Olympic Weightlifters, in the picture that's Dave Ashman front squatting 435-pounds at Muscle Beach in the 1950s. Ashman was a three-time Sr.National weightlifting champ (1957, 1958, 1959) and briefly held world records in both the snatch and clean and jerk.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Wednesday, May 07, 2008

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